CENTER FASCIA AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20180107320A1
• Filed: 12/03/2015
• Published: 04/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: IM, Hyeongjin, PARK, Hyorim, LIM, Seijun, LEE, Eunju, LEE, Chulbae
• Application Number:
  US15/300,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20180107320A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/113 Scrolling through menu items
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/122 Instrument input devices with reconfigurable control functions, e.g. reconfigurable menus
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/126 Rotatable input devices for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/145 Instrument input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/774 on or in the centre console
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A center fascia and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving a user input from a user through an interface module and differently displaying a screen in accordance with at least one of a location of the interface module, a direction faced by a specific portion of the interface module and a touch input to the interface module.

Claims

1. A center fascia, comprising:

an interface module configured to receive a user input from a user;

a controller configured to differently display a screen in accordance with at least one selected from the group consisting of a location of the interface module, a direction faced by a specific portion of the interface module and a touch input to the interface module; and

a display module configured to display the screen in accordance with a control command from the controller,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

move a category of the screen from a first category to a second category different from the first category if receiving an input of moving the interface module in a first direction from the user,

move a menu of the category to either a submenu or a supermenu if receiving a user input of moving the specific portion of the interface module in a second direction from the user,

move the menu from a first menu to a second menu different from the first menu if receiving a user input of moving the specific portion of the interface module in a third direction from the user, and

launch a specific function of the menu if receiving an input of pushing the interface module from the user.

2. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust an image displayed above the interface module in accordance with a property of a displayed content.

3. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to activate a touch input function of the interface module in accordance with a property of a displayed content.

4. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change a size of a current screen region and then display a size changed screen region if the interface module is moved in the first direction while pushed.

5. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to generate a haptic feedback if the interface module is situated within a prescribed distance from a specific location having a specific indicator located thereat.

6. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change a shape of the interface module differently in accordance with a speed of a car having the center fascia installed thereon.

7. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change a location of the interface module and a screen corresponding to the interface module differently in accordance with a speed of a car having the center fascia installed therein.

8. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move the interface module to a preset specific location if an engine of a car having the center fascia installed therein is started.

9. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to differentiate a moving speed of the interface module in accordance with the direction faced by the specific portion of the interface module and a moving direction of the interface module.

10. The center fascia of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to directly move the interface module in the first direction without holding if the direction faced by the specific portion of the interface module and the moving direction of the interface module are identical to each other.

11. The center fascia of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to move the interface module in the first direction at a speed slower than a reference value if the direction faced by the specific portion of the interface module and the moving direction of the interface module are opposite to each other.

12. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control a content above the interface module to be displayed below the interface module with reference to the interface module if receiving an input for the specific portion of the interface module to face a downward direction from the user in a current state.

13. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control a content below the interface module to be displayed above the interface module with reference to the interface module if receiving an input for the specific portion of the interface module to face an upward direction from the user in a current state.

14. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to, after an input for the specific portion of the interface module to face a specific has been received from the user in a current state:

adjust a size of a screen region corresponding to a specific content and then display the size adjusted screen region corresponding to the specific content if the input is released.

15. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control a specific content corresponding to the location of the interface module differently in accordance with a movement of the specific portion of the interface module.

16. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change a moving speed of the interface module differently in accordance with a speed of a car having the center fascia installed therein.

17. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a mode in accordance with a location of the specific portion of the interface module and then display the screen differently in accordance with the determined mode.

18. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a mode in accordance with a speed of a car having the center fascia installed therein and then display the screen in accordance with the determined mode.

19. The center fascia of claim 1, wherein the interface module is situated at either a top end or a bottom end of the screen, wherein an input for the specific portion of the interface module to face a specific direction is received, and wherein the controller is further configured to, if an additional content failing to appear on the screen is situated at an end portion of either the top end or the bottom end, display the additional content on the screen.

20. A method of controlling a center fascia, comprising:

receiving a user input from a user through an interface module; and

differently displaying a screen in accordance with at least one selected from the group consisting of a location of the interface module, a direction faced by a specific portion of the interface module and a touch input to the interface module,

wherein a category of the screen is moved from a first category to a second category different from the first category if receiving an input of moving the interface module in a first direction from the user,

wherein a menu of the category is moved to either a submenu or a supermenu if receiving a user input of moving the specific portion of the interface module in a second direction from the user

wherein the menu is moved from a first menu to a second menu different from the first menu if receiving a user input of moving the specific portion of the interface module in a third direction from the user, and

wherein a specific function of the menu is launched if receiving an input of pushing the interface module from the user.